Man Dressed as Joker Stabs Passengers on Tokyo Train, Starts Fire, Injuring 17

Man Dressed as Joker Stabs Passengers on Tokyo Train, Starts Fire, Injuring 17
In this still image obtained from a social media video, police officers work at a scene following a knife, arson, and acid attack at a Tokyo train line, in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct 31, 2021. @SIZ33/Twitter via Reuters
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TOKYO—A 24-year-old man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening, injuring 17 people as many party-goers headed into the city centre for Halloween gatherings, media reported.

Police arrested the suspected attacker on the spot, media reported. A man believed to be in his 60s was unconscious and in critical condition after being stabbed, while witnesses also said the attacker had spread fluid around the train and started a fire, according to media.